Back in May, Dr. Judy Chu lead the congested field of candidates in a special election for the recently vacated California 32nd District Congressional seat, setting up a run-off election amongst the leading Democratic, Republican and Libertarian candidates. On election night, Dr. Judy Chu overwhelmingly defeated her opponent (as expected in the heavily Democratic district):
“With 173 of 209 precincts reporting Tuesday night, Chu had 14,115 votes, or 62 percent. She was trailed by her cousin by marriage, Republican Betty Chu, with 7,355 votes, or 32 percent. “I’m really proud and honored and humbled to have such an overwhelming vote,” Chu told The Associated Press from her victory party in Covina.”
Judy Chu also makes history by becoming the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress, according to the Office of the House Historian and the Congressional Research Service and will be the second Chinese American currently serving in Congress, along with Congressman David Wu (Oregon-D). Congratualtions to Judy!
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6 Comments to “Dr. Judy Chu Officially Wins US House Seat in California”
Tristan Dewar wrote:
I'm glad she overcame the hanzi shenanigans fielded by her opponent.
Posted on 15-Jul-09 at 11:59 am | Permalink
BigBrotherSpeaks wrote:
Congratulations Dr. Chu, way to represent! And history is made. I hope this will be a trend in the years to come and that more and more APIs will be inspired to take up leadership. Maybe the Generation Y, Millenials can take up where we Generation X has failed. If only they can look up from their tech toys every once in a while.
Posted on 15-Jul-09 at 4:17 pm | Permalink
8Asians.com » Fundraising Events out in Los Angeles wrote:
[...] Interestingly enough, Assemblyman Eng is the husband of recently elected congresswoman Judy Chu, which John just posted about . The event will be held on July 23rd at the Grammy Museum Terrace at L.A. Live at 6:30pm. [...]
Posted on 15-Jul-09 at 10:39 pm | Permalink
markemmanuel wrote:
Isn't it interesting to not hear about this historic event in the news and all get from the media is the historic appointment of hispanic female judge,
Posted on 19-Jul-09 at 6:14 pm | Permalink
johnklin wrote:
@markemmanuel – well, there are 9 Supreme Court justices, and 435 Representatives.
U.S. population by ethnicity:
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, of any race: 14.8% or about 44.3 million
Asian alone: 4.4% or 13.1 million
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_th...
So not totally surprising that Sonia Sotomayor gets more press… But yes, too bad Congresswoman Judy Chu didn't get more recognition…
Posted on 20-Jul-09 at 1:32 pm | Permalink
BigBrotherSpeaks wrote:
If you want to go by the numbers then sure, you have a point. But I believe it is a matter of shameless pandering. The media bias in this country (USA) is quite clear. There are other factors that contribute to the press disparity as well.
1. Supreme Court Justice is a relative bigger deal than U.S. Representative (9 vs. 435) plus one justice arguably holds more “weight”, “power” than a Congressman.
2. The Sotomayor nomination was more controversial and thus, naturally garnered more attention.
3. Judy Chu's race was pretty boring in comparison
4. People are ignorant and/or don't care of the historical significance of Chu's election
Still, Judy Chu definitely deserved more coverage. Even Obama's shout out was pretty quiet and overlooked by the MSM.
Posted on 20-Jul-09 at 3:57 pm | Permalink
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